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here's virginia's attorney general today. >> obama lost every one of those states. he can't win in a state where photo i.d. is required, so clearly there's something going on out there. >> your ton suggests you're upset with me. you're preaching to the choir. i'm with you completely. >> he agreed completely. really? his office later had to come out and say he does, in fact, believe president obama won the election. and we've told you how wisconsin governor scott walker wants to end same-day voter registration. supposedly to relieve the burden on his poor, overworked poll workers. >> they have volunteers who work 13-hour days, most cases are retirees. it's difficult for them to handle the kind of valiant of folks who come at the last milt. it would be better if registration was done in advance of voter day. >> better for walker but not for the poll workers he's talking about. a top official in the city clerk's association says walker's proposal would make it more burdensome, a logistical nightmare. in florida the scandal over the long voting lines continue to grow wi
here's virginia's attorney general today. >> obama lost every one of those states. he can't win in a state where photo i.d. is required, so clearly there's something going on out there. >> your ton suggests you're upset with me. you're preaching to the choir. i'm with you completely. >> he agreed completely. really? his office later had to come out and say he does, in fact, believe president obama won the election. and we've told you how wisconsin governor scott walker wants...
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today president obama meets with small business leaders continuing his push for higher taxes for the wealthy. a new white house economic report warns if tax breaks go away, the average middle-class family will owe uncle sam another $2,200 next year. >> it seems to be the thing that we can all agree on, that middle-class families should see an extension of these tax cuts. >> reporter: some prominent republicans who have been dead set against raising taxes on anyone now hint they may consider other options. >> we've been open to revenue by closing loopholes as long as it's tied to spending cuts and pro-growth tax reform that brudens the base and lowers rates. >> you don't raise rates, you just cap the amount of itemized deductions that taxpayers -- it hits the wealthy. >> reporter: the bottom line, republicans say americans borrowing too much money trying to keep medicare and social security afloat. lawmakers with the fix-the-debt coalition meet here tomorrow. >> there's going to come a point in time where we can't borrow any more money, and interest rates are going to skyrocket. >> th
today president obama meets with small business leaders continuing his push for higher taxes for the wealthy. a new white house economic report warns if tax breaks go away, the average middle-class family will owe uncle sam another $2,200 next year. >> it seems to be the thing that we can all agree on, that middle-class families should see an extension of these tax cuts. >> reporter: some prominent republicans who have been dead set against raising taxes on anyone now hint they may...
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in the days leading up to the presidential election as he repeatedly praised and thanked president obama for doing his job in storm recovery. those high approval marks are also sparking new speculation about a potential presidential run for chris christie in 2016. >>> and speaking of that, another possible republican contender is your friend, go ahead -- >> jeb bush. >> yep. he met yesterday with former staffers near the white house where he reportedly entertained questions about his political future. >> according to "the national review," mika, governor bush sat down with a number of veteran florida operatives along with mitt romney's pollsters. he said mr. bush remained coy about making a run for the white house and instead deflected the focus towards his efforts on educational reform. >> potential candidates are lining up for a chance to fill congressman jesse jackson jr.'s house seat after he resigned amid scandal last week. a special election is set for mid-march but will likely be pushed to april. the son of the famed civil rights leader is currently the target of multiple investig
in the days leading up to the presidential election as he repeatedly praised and thanked president obama for doing his job in storm recovery. those high approval marks are also sparking new speculation about a potential presidential run for chris christie in 2016. >>> and speaking of that, another possible republican contender is your friend, go ahead -- >> jeb bush. >> yep. he met yesterday with former staffers near the white house where he reportedly entertained questions...
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supported obama himself. so the mandate here is clear. it's for higher taxes on the rich and it's not for messing around with entitlements right now. >> ryan grim, susan page, thanks. >> thanks. >> thank you. >>> and we are keeping our eye out for you on ambassador susan rice to discuss her remarks on the benghazi consulate. she'll be meeting with john mccain, lindsey graham, and kelly ayott. we're keeping our eye on that and we will keep you posted. music is a universal language. but when i was in an accident... i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. information on my phone. connection to doctors who get where i'm from. and tools to estimate what my care may cost. so i never missed a beat. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >>> a state senator from idaho is now getting behind a plan that's been circulating on tea party blogs. calling for states
supported obama himself. so the mandate here is clear. it's for higher taxes on the rich and it's not for messing around with entitlements right now. >> ryan grim, susan page, thanks. >> thanks. >> thank you. >>> and we are keeping our eye out for you on ambassador susan rice to discuss her remarks on the benghazi consulate. she'll be meeting with john mccain, lindsey graham, and kelly ayott. we're keeping our eye on that and we will keep you posted. music is a...
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president obama takes his plan to the people. the white house launches a new campaign to promote middle-class tax cuts, but are we closer to or further from the fiscal cliff? economist justin woolfers weighs in, jose diaz-balart on whether republican heard the wake-up call on immigration reform. there was a lot on the ballot this year but is the drug war over? we will ask knorr new york m-- new york magazine's benjamin wallace-wells about weed's new world order when "now" starts in 180 seconds. folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy, ronny? happier than gallagher at a farmers' market. get happy. get geico. chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. >>> if we had only known yesterday what we know today or known yesterday that we didn't know then what we know today. wait. what? it's tuesday, november 27th. this is "now." >>> joining me today, mother jones washington bureau chief david corn. benjamin wallace-wells of "
president obama takes his plan to the people. the white house launches a new campaign to promote middle-class tax cuts, but are we closer to or further from the fiscal cliff? economist justin woolfers weighs in, jose diaz-balart on whether republican heard the wake-up call on immigration reform. there was a lot on the ballot this year but is the drug war over? we will ask knorr new york m-- new york magazine's benjamin wallace-wells about weed's new world order when "now" starts in...
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bush, clinton, bush, obama, bush. >> probably due for another obama. i think bush, like christie, is a republican who has crossover appeal. he has tremendous support among hispanics because of his position on immigration reform. tonight i'm actually going to be with governor bush. condi rice and joe klein are doing a summit talking about the need for educational reform as a big national security challenge unless we get k-12 education right. we're not going to get this country right and a the fact someone like jeb bush has become one of the champions of education reform to me shows how republicans can are have tremendous appeal if they go beyond the narrow agenda. >> what do you think? >> i think he has enormous appeal. a very attractive candidate. as richard pointed out, he is not the republican candidate we've seen in the past couple of elections. he has enormous appeal to the hispanic community in this country. he has a real -- he's been a governor. he has made decisions. he's worked with legislatures. he knows how to get things done. >> does his las
bush, clinton, bush, obama, bush. >> probably due for another obama. i think bush, like christie, is a republican who has crossover appeal. he has tremendous support among hispanics because of his position on immigration reform. tonight i'm actually going to be with governor bush. condi rice and joe klein are doing a summit talking about the need for educational reform as a big national security challenge unless we get k-12 education right. we're not going to get this country right and a...